IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (July): Dates, Application Form

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission
IIT Tirupati PhD Admission

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (July) – IIT Tirupati invites applications for admission to PhD Program for the academic session starting in 2024 (July).

Check full details on IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (July) below here.

IIT Tirupati PhD Programs

  • PhD Chemical Engineering
  • PhD Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • PhD Computer Science & Engineering
  • PhD Electrical Engineering
  • PhD Mechanical Engineering
  • PhD Chemistry
  • PhD Physics
  • PhD Mathematics and Statistics
  • PhD Humanities and Social Sciences

Categories of Admission

  1. Regular (Full-time scholars): The research scholars selected under regular registration will be eligible for assistantship through various schemes (please see Financial Assistance)
  2. External:
    •  The applicants must be regular employees and have at least two years of work experience.
    •  They must be sponsored by and employed in an industry/organization/national laboratories, having R&D facilities and recognized by DST or by IIT Tirupati.
    •  Research scholars admitted under this category will normally carry out part or all of their research in the parent organization under supervision of a faculty from IIT Tirupati and a co-supervisor employed in their parent organization.
    • The following documents are required along with the application
      • Proof of employment (Identity Card or latest salary statement)
      • No-Objection Certificate or Undertaking (format available at this link)
    • The following documents are required at the time of admission
      • Certificate of Support from the Employer: Link
      • Relieving Certificate from the Employer: Link
    •  More details on this category of admission, including any questions regarding the recognition of the organization/laboratory might be addressed to the Head of the department of interest or admissions@iittp.ac.in

Research Areas

DepartmentDivisionAreas of Research
Chemical EngineeringChemical EngineeringNanobiotechnology, Process Control and Optimization, Machine Learning for Nanomaterials, Computer Vision for Process Engineering, Production and Distribution Optimization, Biomass to Chemicals/Fuel, Materials for Li-Ion and Na-Ion Batteries, Catalytic Conversion of Co2 to Fuel, Granular Flow, Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, Membrane Science, Food Science and Technology, Microfluidics, General Chemical Engineering, Molecular simulations for energy materials, Molecular simulations for soft matter and interfaces.
ChemistryPhysical ChemistryFluorescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Biophysical Chemistry, Chemical Biology
Computational and Theoretical ChemistryTheoretical investigation of sea-water desalination, Theoretical spectroscopy of aqueous osmolytes, Computational biophysics.
Theoretical ChemistryQuantum Chemistry,Modelling Light-Matter Interactions,Stochastic Thermodynamics, Active matters,Theoretical Biophysical Chemistry, Active matters
Organic ChemistryAsymmetric total synthesis of bioactive natural products, Organic Synthesis: C-H Activation, Photocatalysis, Electrochemical Organic Synthesis, Total Synthesis, Carbohydrate chemistry, Synthestic Vaccines and adjuvants, Organic Synthesis, Alternative solvent to TCE, Transition Metal Catalysis, Asymmetric Catalysis, Organomatallic Catalysis, Photo Chemistry
Inorganic ChemistryPolyoxometalate chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Surface activation, Interlocked molecules, Energy storage, Waste-water treatment, Synthetic inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry
Organic & Inorganic ChemistryChemical Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Bioorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry
Civil and Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering
Geoinformatics and Remote SensingGeoinformatics and Remote Sensing
Geotechnical EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering
Structural EngineeringStructural Engineering
Transportation EngineeringTransportation Engineering
Water Resources EngineeringWater Resources Engineering
Computer Science & EngineeringAlgorithm and ArchitectureParallel Computing, High Performance Computing, Graph Analytics, Algorithms and Data Structures, Algorithms and Computational Complexity, Architecture and Processor Design, AI Accelerator/Hardware, VLSI Testing and Verification
Learning SystemsAI + Software Engineering, Software SystemsComputing for Education, Human-Computer Interaction, Reinforcement Learning, Data Science Algorithms and Applications,Adversarial Deep Learning, Federated Learning, Deep learning for Edge Devices, Deep Reinforcement Learning Deep Learning, Multi Agent Systems
Intelligent NetworksComputer Networks, Internet of Things, Machine Learning for IoTs, AI for Cybersecuirty
Electrical EngineeringPower and ControlControl and Robotics, Power Electronics, Power Systems and Smartgrid
Signal Processing & CommunicationsComputer Vision, Deep Learning and Medial Imaging, Next Generation Wireless Communication and Networks
ElectronicsDigital VLSI Design and Processor Architecture, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Electronic Instrumentation
RF & MicrowaveApplied Electromagnetics, RF Sensors and Metamaterials, Antenna System Architecture
Humanities and Social SciencesOrganizational Behavior/HRMSustainable HRM, Decent Work and positive work outcomes, Positive Organizational Behavior, Strategic HRM and Organziational Performance, Academic Leadership.
Operations Management/Industrial EngineeringSupply Chain Management, Reliability Engineering & Maintenance Management, Production Planning & Control, Project Management, Applications of Operations Research, Statistics and Machine Learning in Operations Management.
EconomicsClimate Change Economics, Disaster Management, Environmental Economics, Development Economics, Political Economy, Applied Econometrics and Machine Learning.
EnglishIndian Poetics, Comparative Literary Studies, Environmental Humanities.
PhilosophyModern Indian Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Moral Philosophy.
Mathematics and StatisticsMathematicsPartial Differential Equations, Inverse Problems, Metric Fixed Point Theory, Numerical Analysis, Meshfree Methods, Computational Fluid Dynamics, GPU Computing, Fractals.
StatisticsNon-parametric Statistics, Multivariate Statistics, Biostatistics, Geospatial Statistics, Time Series Analysis, Machine Learning, Reliability and Survival Analysis, Casual Inference, Spatial-Temporal Models, Generalized Linear Models.
Mechanical EngineeringAdvance ManufacturingSmart CNC Machine Tools, 4D Printing, Digital twin for metal additive manufacturing, Distortion control in ship buidling structures, Robotics in large-scale welding , Functionally graded materials manufacturing using twin wire arc additive manufacturing, Composite Filaments for 3D Printing, 3D Printing of Composite Structures, Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Fluids and Thermal EngineeringFluid mechanics, Low speed aerodynamics, Wind tubrines,Drones, Energy storage ,Combustion, Heat transfer, High-speed combustion modelling, Hydrodynamics, Waves in Fluids, Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Robotics and MechatronicsAutonomous underwater Robot Design and Control, AI assisted concrete 3D printing, Optimization in robotics, Nonlinear estimation and control
Solid Mechanics and DesignVehicle dynamics, Automotive NVH, Fault detection, Digital twin for health monitoring, Experimental and theoretical biomechanics, Physics informed machine learning, Computational Solid Mechanics, Machine Learning in Mechanics
PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsAstrophysics: Astro particle physics, Cosmology, High energy phenomenology.
Ultrafast physics: Theory of quantum dynamics at attosecond time scales, Theoretical atomic, molecular and optical physics, Computational physics.
AMO and Plasma Physics: Relativistic Many body physics, Machine Learning based plasma modelling and diagnostics, Computational Atomic Physics, Relativistic calculations of electron atom processes.
Soft/condensed Matter Physics: Computational soft matter physics, Ion trapping, Quantum many body physics, Relativistic Many body physics, Multiscale-modeling and machine learning in condensed matter and materials physics, Non-equilibrium statistical physics and Rheological characterization of glassy systems and complex fluids, Non-equilibrium systems.
Experimental PhysicsSpectroscopy and Experimental plasma Physics: Time resolved imaging for plasma characterisation, Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy, Nonthermal plasma development and application in environmental remediation, Plasma-assisted material processing.
Quantum optics: Precision laser spectroscopy, Laser cooling, Ion trapping, Ultracold atoms ions and molecules, cavity QED, quantum communication, portable atomic clocks and cavity ring down spectroscopy.

*These research areas available ONLY under UGC/CSIR/INSPIRE/NBHM/other JRFs scheme. Candidates must possess a valid fellowship for JRF.

SoP is mandatory for Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Physics Click here to download

Eligibility Criteria for IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (July)

AreaMinimum Qualifications
S. No.Educational QualificationsAdditional Qualifying Exam
Engineering1• M.E / M.Tech / M.S by Research in Engineering / 5-year integrated Masters/Dual Degree in engineering.
• 2 year M.Sc from IITs (entry through JAM) with a minimum CGPA of 8 on a 10 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)
• B.S+M.S (5-year integrated) from CFTI
None
2• M.Sc degree holders in the relevant discipline from any recognized university/institute are eligible.Valid GATE score/ UGC- NET/CSIR-NET/NBHM/ Inspire or equivalent qualification tenable for the year of registration. In case of candidates with more than 5 years relevant experience after the M.Sc, the requirement of a test score may be waived by the selection committee.
3#B.S/B.E/B.Tech from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)None
4#B.S/B.E/B.Tech from a CFTI without minimum CGPA 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale(7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)Valid GATE score
5#BE/BTech from any other university, with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)Valid GATE score
Sciences6• M.E/M.Tech or M.S by Research in engineering
• 2 year M.Sc from IITs (entry through JAM) with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)
• B.S+M.S, or 5-year integrated degree from CFTI
None
7• M.Sc from IITs without minimum CGPA 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)
• M.Sc from institutions other than IITS
Valid GATE score/UGC-NET fellowship/CSIR-NET fellow- ship/NBHM Ph.D scholarship or equivalent qualification, tenable for the current year of admission.
8#B.S/B.E/B.Tech from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with a minimum CGPA of 8 on 10 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD).None
9#B.S/B.E/B.Tech from a CFTI without minimum CGPA 8 on a 10 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD).Valid GATE score
10#B.E/BTech from any other university, with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale (7.5 for EWS/OBC-NCL and 7.0 for SC/ST/PwD)Valid GATE score
Humanities and Social Sciences11Master’s degree/dual-degree or equivalent in a relevant disciplineQualifying UGC–NET or JRF/CSIR-JRF/GATE score or equivalent qualification, tenable for the current year in the relevant area or an international-level post graduate admission examination such as GRE.

Candidates with only a GRE (or equivalent international-level post graduate admission examination) score are not eligible for HTRA.
Note: A valid GATE score or UGC/CSIR-NET/INSPIRE/NBHM qualification etc. is not required in the case of candidates applying under the external category
# Candidates with Educational Qualifications as mentioned in the S.No. 3,4,5,8,9,10 will be considered for Direct Ph.D.

Financial Assistance

Assistance will be as per Ministry of Education (MoE) norms. Fulltime Scholars admitted to Ph.D. programmes are eligible for the Half-time Teaching/Research Assistantship (HTRA) for which:

  • They should work for 8 hours per week for the Institute to earn this assistantship. The work would normally involve assistance in teaching/research, and will be assigned by the Institute.
  • Renewal of assistantship every semester will be contingent on enrolment, satisfactory progress in research work and good performance during the preceding semester in the discharge of responsibility as teaching/ research assistant.

Assistantship for candidates who have qualified through UGC-JRF, CSIR-JRF, ICMR & AICTE etc. will be as per the norms of the funding agency

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (July) Important Dates

EventsDates
Opening date and time for online application Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 10 AM
Closing date for online application Wednesday, April 10, 2024 upto 5 PM
Written Test / Interview01-May-2024 to 24-May-2024
Announcement of ResultsWithin one week from the completion of Interview
Reporting to CampusMonday, July 22, 2024
Date of Orientation Programme Thursday, July 25, 2024
Commencement of classes Thursday, August 1, 2024

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (July) Application Process

  • Applicants has to apply through the online on http://iittp.ac.in/admissions.
  • Please read the instructions given there before filling application form.
  • After filling the form, please take a printout and keep it for record purpose.
  • A candidate can apply up to a maximum of three departments.

How to Apply?

  1. Click on New Registration
  2. Click on Indian Citizen or Foreign National as per the Applicability.
  3. Fill Basic Information Name, Gender, Mobile and Email needs to be filled.
  4. After Registration an email will be sent to your registered email id.
  5. Enter User Id (Registered email id), Password and Captcha and Click on Login.
  6. Under General Tab Basic Information Needs to be filled.
  7. Under General Tab: Select Admission Type(External, IIT Tirupati Staff, Regular). Please select the Department and Division in the order of Preference. Under Each Division select the Areas of Research in the order of Preference. Click on (Save & Next), you will move to Next Tab.
  8. Under Qualification Tab, Add 10th, 12th, UG, PG and Additional Qualification if Any.
  9. Click (Save & Next) to go to Next Tab or Click (Save & Previous) in case you want to modify any field in the General Tab.
  10. Under National Examination and Publications fill details (If Required) Otherwise Click on (Save & Next) and go to next tab.
  11. All the attachments can be uploaded and preview of attachment can be viewed. Tick the undertaking and click on (Submit and Proceed for Payment).
  12. On Clicking on Submit, it will redirect to SBI Payment Gateway. You can print the receipt as well as Application form on clicking on View the submitted Application.

Application Fee

GN/EWS/OBC-NCL Male candidatesRs.400/-
GN/OBC-NCL Female candidatesRs.200/-
SC/ST and PwD candidatesRs.200/-

Selection Procedure

  • The selection committee will call eligible candidates based on the minimum eligibility requirements and additional screening criteria for a written test (if any) and interview.
  • Admission offers will be made to the candidates based on the academic record, statement of purpose (if any) and the performance of the candidates in the written test (if any) and interview.

Syllabus

(Given in last admission cycle)

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (July) Results

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (July) Results will be available online.

Important Links

NotificationClick Here
Application FormClick Here
IIT Tirupati WebsiteClick Here
Previous Admissions

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (Jan)

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (Jan) Important Dates

EventDate
Opening date and time for online applicationAugust 29, 2023 (Tuesday) 10:00 AM
Closing date for online applicationOctober 3, 2023 (Tuesday) 5:00 PM
Written Test/ InterviewOctober 14, 2023 (Saturday) to November 5, 2023 (Sunday)
Announcement of ResultsOctober 16, 2023 (Monday) to November 9, 2023 (Thursday)
Reporting to CampusFrom November 16, 2023 (Thursday)
Date of Orientation ProgrammeFrom November 17, 2023 (Friday)

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2024 (Jan) Results

Shortlisted Candidates

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2023 (July)

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2023 (July) Important Dates

Opening date for on-line application20 March 2023
Closing date for on-line application12 April 2023
Written Test/ Interview08 May 2023 (Monday)
to 09 June 2023 (Friday)
Announcement of Results30 June 2023
Joining date of candidate20 July 2023
Commencement of Classes31 July 2023

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2023 (July) Results

Selected Candidates

Department List
Chemical Engineering List
Civil and Environmental Engineering List
Computer Science and Engineering List
Electrical Engineering List
Mechanical Engineering List
Chemistry List
Humanities & Social Sciences List
Mathematics & Statistics List
Physics List

Shortlisted Candidates

Department List
Chemical Engineering List
Civil and Environmental Engineering List
Computer Science and Engineering List
Electrical Engineering List
Mechanical Engineering List
Chemistry List
Humanities & Social Sciences List
Mathematics & Statistics List
Physics List

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2023 (Jan)

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission Jan 2023 Important Dates

Opening date for on-line application26 September 2022
Closing date for on-line application17 October 2022
Written Test/ Interview07-30 November 2022
Announcement of Results09 December 2022
Joining date of candidate26 December 2022
Commencement of Classes02 January 2023

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission Jan 2023 Results

Selected Candidates

Department List
Chemical Engineering List
Civil and Environmental Engineering List
Computer Science and Engineering List
Electrical Engineering List
Mechanical Engineering List
Chemistry List
Humanities & Social Sciences List
Mathematics & Statistics List
Physics List

Shortlisted Candidates

Department List
Chemical Engineering List
Civil and Environmental Engineering List
Computer Science and Engineering List
Electrical Engineering List
Mechanical Engineering List
Chemistry List
Humanities & Social Sciences List
Mathematics & Statistics List
Physics List

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2022 (July)

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission July 2022 Important Dates

Opening date for on-line application21 March 2022
Closing date for on-line application18 April 2022
Written Test/ Interview19-31 May 2022
Announcement of ResultsWithin three days from the date of the interview
Joining date of candidate26 July 2022
Commencement of Classes01 August 2022

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission July 2022 Results

Selected Candidates

Department List
Chemical Engineering List
Civil and Environmental Engineering List
Computer Science and Engineering List
Electrical Engineering List
Mechanical Engineering List
Chemistry List
Humanities & Social Sciences List
Mathematics & Statistics List
Physics List

Written Test / Interview Schedule

Department Written Test Interview
Chemical Engineering 23.05.2022  (Monday)24.05.2022  (Tuesday)
Civil and Environmental Engineering 25.05.2022  (Wednesday)26.05.2022  (Thursday)
Computer Science and Engineering 30.05.2022  (Monday)31.05.2022  (Tuesday)
Electrical Engineering 28.05.2022  (Saturday)29.05.2022  (Sunday)
Mechanical Engineering 20.05.2022  (Friday)21.05.2022  (Saturday)
Chemistry NO Written  Test25.05.2022 to 27.05.2022
Humanities & Social Sciences NO Written  Test26.05.2022 to  28.05.2022
Mathematics & Statistics 27.05.2022  (Friday)28.05.2022  (Saturday)
Physics NO Written  Test26.05.2022 to  28.05.2022

NOTE – 

The HALL TICKETs for Written Tests and Intimation for the  Interviews will be sent by email to the prospective candidates. 

All the candidates are advised to check their registered Email IDs on  regular basis. No other form of communication shall be made from the  institute.

Schedule for M.S/Ph.D. Written Test / Interview July-Dec 2022 Semester

Syllabus for Written Test / Interview

Mechanical Engineering
Mathematics & Statistics
Chemistry
Computer Science Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2022 (Jan)

Important Dates

Opening date for on-line application20.10.2021 (Wednesday)
Closing date for on-line application10.11.2021 (Wednesday)
Written Test/ Interview20.11.2021 to 20.12.2021
Announcement of ResultsNext Day of the Interview
Date of Orientation for the selected candidates22.12.2021 and 23.12.2021

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2021 (July)

Important Dates

Opening date for on-line application29.03.2021 (Monday)
Closing date for on-line application30.04.2021 (Friday)
Written test/ Interview23.05.2021 to 23.06.2021
Announcement of ResultsNext Day of the Interview
Joining date of the selected candidate26.07.2021 (Monday)

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission July 2021 Results

Selected Candidates

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2021 (Jan)

Important Dates

Opening date for on-line application 17.11.2020 (Tuesday)
Closing date for on-line application 06.12.2020 (Sunday)
Written test/ InterviewChemistry – 19.12.2020 to 21.12.2020
Physics – 21.12.2020 to 22.12.2020
Civil & Environmental Engineering – 14.12.2020
Other Engineering Departments – 12.12.2020 to 19.12.2020
Announcement of ResultsNext Day of the Interview

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission Jan 2021 Results

The following candidate has been selected for admission to the
PhD Programme January- 2021 semester.

IIT Tirupati PhD Admission 2020 (July)

IIT Tirupati PhD Physics Admission 2020

Selected Candidates for PhD Physics 2020

Selected Candidates for PhD Physics